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House Calendar No. 34 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 273 

[Report No. 114–127] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2262) to facilitate a pro-growth 

environment for the developing commercial space industry by encouraging 

private sector investment and creating more stable and predictable regulatory conditions, and for other purposes; providing for consideration 

of the bill (H.R. 880) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 

to simplify and make permanent the research credit; providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules; and providing for proceedings 

during the period from May 22, 2015, through May 29, 2015. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 19, 2015 

Mr. STIVERS, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; 

which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2262) to facilitate a pro-growth environment for the developing commercial space industry by encouraging private sector investment and creating more stable and predictable regulatory conditions, and for other purposes; providing for 

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ceedings during the period from May 22, 2015, through 

May 29, 2015. 

1 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this reso2 lution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 

3 XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of 

4 the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider5 ation of the bill (H.R. 2262) to facilitate a pro-growth en6 vironment for the developing commercial space industry 

7 by encouraging private sector investment and creating 

8 more stable and predictable regulatory conditions, and for 

9 other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dis10 pensed with. All points of order against consideration of 

11 the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to 

12 the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 

13 controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of 

14 the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology or their 

15 respective designees. After general debate the bill shall be 

16 considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. In 

17 lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute rec18 ommended by the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech19 nology now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to con20 sider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment 

21 under the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature 

22 of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee 

23 Print 114-17. That amendment in the nature of a sub24 stitute shall be considered as read. All points of order 


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1 against that amendment in the nature of a substitute are 

2 waived. No amendment to that amendment in the nature 

3 of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in 

4 part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accom5 panying this resolution. Each such amendment may be of6 fered only in the order printed in the report, may be of7 fered only by a Member designated in the report, shall 

8 be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time spec9 ified in the report equally divided and controlled by the 

10 proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amend11 ment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 

12 of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 

13 Whole. All points of order against such amendments are 

14 waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 

15 amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill 

16 to the House with such amendments as may have been 

17 adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the 

18 House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of 

19 the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature 

20 of a substitute made in order as original text. The previous 

21 question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 

22 amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 

23 motion except one motion to recommit with or without in24 structions. 


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1 SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 

2 in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 880) to 

3 amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify and 

4 make permanent the research credit. All points of order 

5 against consideration of the bill are waived. The amend6 ment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 

7 Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill, 

8 modified by the amendment printed in part B of the report 

9 of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, 

10 shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall 

11 be considered as read. All points of order against provi12 sions in the bill, as amended, are waived. The previous 

13 question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as 

14 amended, and on any further amendment thereto, to final 

15 passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour 

16 of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and 

17 ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and 

18 Means; and (2) one motion to recommit with or without 

19 instructions. 

20 SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time on the legisla21 tive day of May 21, 2015, for the Speaker to entertain 

22 motions that the House suspend the rules as though under 

23 clause 1 of rule XV. The Speaker or his designee shall 

24 consult with the Minority Leader or her designee on the 


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1 designation of any matter for consideration pursuant to 

2 this section. 

3 SEC. 4. The Committee on Appropriations may, at 

4 any time before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 27, 2015, file 

5 privileged reports to accompany measures making appro6 priations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016. 

7 SEC. 5. On any legislative day during the period from 

8 May 22, 2015, through May 29, 2015— 

9 (a) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day 

10 shall be considered as approved; and 

11 (b) the Chair may at any time declare the House ad12 journed to meet at a date and time, within the limits of 

13 clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be an14 nounced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. 

15 SEC. 6. The Speaker may appoint Members to per16 form the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period 

17 addressed by section 5 of this resolution as though under 

18 clause 8(a) of rule I. 


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House Calendar No. 34 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 273 

[Report No. 114–127] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2262) 

from May 22, 2015, through May 29, 2015. and providing for proceedings during the period for consideration of motions to suspend the rules; make permanent the research credit; providing Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify and sideration of the bill (H.R. 880) to amend the tions, and for other purposes; providing for conmore stable and predictable regulatory condiaging private sector investment and creating veloping commercial space industry by encourto facilitate a pro-growth environment for the deMAY 19, 2015 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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